WRESTLING RECAP: Breaking down WWE SmackDown from 01/21/16

Last updated: January 22, 2016

Originally published: January 22, 2016

(www.PlaytimeCares.com) - The Royal Rumble (RR) Pay Per View (PPV) is only 3 days away and it is time to cement matches for the PPV.  You know that this episode will only be a bunch of filler matches to ensure they do not injure talent before the PPV.


Some things I still need to happen in the WWE Universe:

1. Bring back the Cruiser Weight Division
2. Make all the matches mean something to some sort of belt or rivalry.  
3. Show more of the roster.  You guys recycle the same talent too much.
4. You may wish to consider bringing the Diva's division full circle and have them with Tag Title belts, lightweight belts, etc. 
5. The Tag Team Division is starting to look better than the singles division.  Get more people graduated from NXT and get that division showcased more. 

Here are the highlights of the show:

Air Date: Thursday, January 21, 2016
Location: Ohio
Commentators:  Byron Saxton, Mauro Ranallo and Jerry "The King" Lawler

New rating scale:  1- Forgettable match; 2 - Normal/average; 3 - Normal/average match with good moments; 4 - Good Match; 5 - Potential classic

 

A quick video recap of the matches and who won:

The cheat notes (For a full recap, watch the proceeding video after the cheat notes):

• A triple super kick on Xavier Woods sealed a victory for Dolph Ziggler and The Usos over The New Day. Match Rating (MR): 3

• Becky Lynch got her submission hold on Alicia Fox to keep momentum for her Divas championship match at the Royal Rumble Pay Per View. MR: 2

• The numbers game caused Ryback to lose to Bray Wyatt and the Wyatt Family. MR: 2

• Titus O'Neal has once again beat Stardust. MR: 2

• The League on Nations didn't even try to win the match against Roman Reigns!  Roman Reigns win via disqualification. MR: 2

My recap and thoughts on tonight's show including cutaway scenes in between matches: